Stories From A for Aravena to V for Virgil: a panoply of (great) ideas Add to bookmarks photo by Delfino Sisto Legnani They are the freethinkers of the contemporary age: they inspire and provoke, are never predictable, and are clever enough to leave their mark. Check out our selection Patricia Urquiola Todays priorities? Reflecting on circularity, the use of bio-organic material and virtual consumption; on how to plan schedules and behaviours inside hybrid spaces. Photo by Massimiliano Sticca Formafantasma For Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin, the purpose of design is to produce reflections and imagine alternative avenues. Materials, with their cultural, social and political reach, constitute their main vocabulary. photo by Delfino Sisto Legnani Interview with Nani Marquina, CEO of the eponymous cult rugs brand Handmade in the best possible fibers, Nanimarquina products have been an example of the beauty and high quality craftmanship can achieve. The interview with brand’s CEO. MEDINA (kilim) designed by Nani Marquina Muller Van Severen, an atelier of furniture design To mark their first ten years on the design scene, the Belgian duo’s collaborations and projects are burgeoning in a perfect blend of artistic sensibility and superb design. “10 Years Muller Van Severen. In Dialogue with the Collection”, Design Museum Gent - Photo Bart Van Leuven Bjarke Ingels: we create hybrid projects for future generations The architect helming BIG Group talks about his latest twin-soul projects, such as the Copenhill waste-to-energy plant and ski slope and the museum - bridge in Kistefos Art Park. They represent “new project typologies,” opening the way for those who follow after us in a changing world.
Exhibitions The latest outdoor furnishing, championing sustainability, material and colour Comfortable and sustainable, outdoor furnishing lends itself to many different interpretations, channelling innovation and constantly evolving aesthetics Marilena Pitino
Stories The biology of light, according to Manuel Spitschan What does chronobiology have to do with design? Manuel Spitschan, professor at the Technische Universität München, explains why light is essential to our well-being. And why designers should know more about it to design better. Giulia Zappa
Sustainability The Piazze Aperte scheme is really changing the face of Milan Since 2018, the two local governments helmed by Mayor Giuseppe Sala have closed more than fifty of the city’s streets and roads to traffic – but not to people. And this is just the beginning Fabrizio Fasanella
